Powell's Facebook Hacked; BlackBerry Z10 on March 22; Free Office 365 for Students

From the hack of Colin Powell 's Facebook page to the latest BlackBerry Z10 availability information, here's what you missed yesterday.

Security news topped tech headlines on Monday as former Secretary of State Colin Powell woke up to a hacked Facebook pagethat had some colorful things to say about former President George W. Bush.

"Powell" started posting all-caps status updates that referenced the former president and the Ku Klux Klan, as well as the Illuminati. The page later went offline briefly, and Powell apologized for the posts.

Meanwhile, on the mobile front, in less than two weeks, BlackBerry lovers will be able to get their hands on the phone maker's new flagship Z10 smartphone at their local AT&T store. Confirming earlier rumors, AT&T on Monday morning announced that it will begin selling the BlackBerry Z10 on March 22 for $199.99 with a two-year contract.

In other news, Microsoft is hoping to attract more students to its subscription-based Office 365 offering with a new promotion that will provide them with up to six months of free access. For $79.99, Office 365 University provides a four-year, cloud-based subscription to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access. There's also 20GB of online storage via SkyDrive, and 60 minutes of Skype calls per month.

Infographic: Are You Addicted to the Internet?: It's not uncommon to sit down in front of a computer screen, then glance down at the digital clock to suddenly realize you've been staring at a monitor for three hours without a bathroom break.

Angela has been a PCMag reporter since January 2012. Prior to joining the team, she worked as a reporter for SC Magazine, covering everything related to hackers and computer security. Angela has also written for The Northern Valley Suburbanite in New Jersey, The Dominion Post in West Virginia, and the Uniontown-Herald Standard in Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of West Virginia University's Perely Isaac Reed School of Journalism.
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